§ 42-64-7.9. Orders as to pretreatment of sewage.
(a) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the authority vested in the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall include the authority to limit, reject, or prohibit any direct or indirect discharge of pollutants or combination of pollutants as defined by applicable federal or state law, into any treatment facility operated by the corporation, to require that any person or class of user shall submit any and all discharges into the corporation’s wastewater collection and treatment system to those pretreatment standards and requirements as prescribed by the corporation.
(b) The corporation shall adopt rules, regulations and permit requirements for pretreatment. The corporation shall adopt rules, regulations and permit requirements necessary to ensure compliance by all parties with:
(1) Applicable federal and state laws
(2) State and federal discharge permit limitations for the corporation’s wastewater treatment facility
(3) Necessary and appropriate local limitations.
(c) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have the authority to issue or deny permits to any person for the direct or indirect discharge of any pollutants into any corporation wastewater treatment facility and to require the development of a compliance schedule by each discharger to insure compliance with any pretreatment required by the corporation. No person shall discharge any pollutant into the corporation’s wastewater facility except as in compliance with the provisions of this section and any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter and pursuant to all terms and conditions of a permit.
(d) The Rhode Island commerce corporation may, by regulation, order, permit or otherwise require any person who discharges into any wastewater treatment facility owned by the corporation to:
(1) Establish and maintain records as required by federal or state statute, or by rule, regulation, compliance order or permit terms;
(2) Make any and all reports as required by federal or state statute or by rule, regulation, compliance order or permit terms;
(3) Install, calibrate, use and maintain any and all monitoring equipment or testing procedures including, where appropriate, biological monitoring methods;
(4) Sample any discharges and effluents in accordance with the methods and at the locations and at the intervals and in a manner as the corporation may prescribe, and
(5) Provide any other information relating to discharges into the facilities of the corporation that the corporation may reasonably require to insure compliance with prescribed pretreatment. The information shall include, but is not limited to, those records, reports and procedures required by applicable federal and state laws.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have the authority, and shall accordingly prescribe the appropriate procedures, to immediately and effectively halt or prevent any discharge of pollutants into the facilities of the corporation which reasonably appears to present an imminent danger to human health or the environment. The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall also have the authority and shall prescribe the appropriate procedures, which shall include notice to the affected discharger and an opportunity to respond, to hold or prevent any discharge into the facilities of the corporation, which presents or may present a threat to the operation of the wastewater collection and/or treatment system. Procedures prescribed under this subsection, which comply in form to those provided in § 42-17.1-2(21) shall be deemed to be appropriate.
History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 39, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 62, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 24; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
Section 42-64-1. - Short title.
Section 42-64-1.1. - Change of name.
Section 42-64-2. - Legislative findings.
Section 42-64-3. - Definitions.
Section 42-64-6. - General powers.
Section 42-64-7. - Additional general powers.
Section 42-64-7.1. - Subsidiaries.
Section 42-64-7.2. - Amendment of the articles of incorporation of a subsidiary public corporation.
Section 42-64-7.3. - Voluntary dissolution of a subsidiary public corporation.
Section 42-64-7.4. - Water supply facilities.
Section 42-64-7.5. - Acceptance of federal grants.
Section 42-64-7.7. - Grant of powers to the corporation.
Section 42-64-7.9. - Orders as to pretreatment of sewage.
Section 42-64-7.11. - Venture capital forum program.
Section 42-64-7.12. - Transfer of functions to the Quonset Development Corporation.
Section 42-64-7.13. - National security infrastructure support fund.
Section 42-64-8. - Directors, officers, and employees.
Section 42-64-8.1. - Appropriation and expenses.
Section 42-64-8.2. - Role and responsibilities of board members.
Section 42-64-8.3. - Transparency requirements established.
Section 42-64-9. - Condemnation power.
Section 42-64-9.1. - Inspection powers.
Section 42-64-9.2. - Civil penalties.
Section 42-64-9.3. - Criminal penalties.
Section 42-64-9.4. - Procedures for enforcement.
Section 42-64-9.5. - Hearings.
Section 42-64-9.6. - Notice of decisions.
Section 42-64-9.7. - Notice of hearing on orders.
Section 42-64-9.8. - Procedure for hearings on orders.
Section 42-64-9.9. - Public access to information.
Section 42-64-9.10. - Rules and regulations — Notice of rule review.
Section 42-64-10. - Findings of the corporation.
Section 42-64-11. - Disposition of projects.
Section 42-64-12. - Community advisory committees.
Section 42-64-13. - Relations with municipalities.
Section 42-64-13.1. - Assistance to urban communities for economic revitalization.
Section 42-64-13.2. - Renewable energy investment coordination.
Section 42-64-14. - Relations with state agencies.
Section 42-64-15. - Bonds and notes of the corporation.
Section 42-64-16. - Short-term notes.
Section 42-64-17. - Security for bonds or notes.
Section 42-64-18. - Reserve funds and appropriations.
Section 42-64-19. - Trust funds.
Section 42-64-20. - Exemption from taxation.
Section 42-64-20.1. - Procedure.
Section 42-64-21. - Notes and bonds as legal investments.
Section 42-64-22. - Agreement of the state.
Section 42-64-23. - Credit of state.
Section 42-64-24. - State’s right to require redemption of bonds.
Section 42-64-25. - Remedies of bondholders and note-holders.
Section 42-64-26. - Authorization to accept appropriated moneys.
Section 42-64-27. - Assistance by state officers, departments, boards and commission.
Section 42-64-28. - Annual financial reports and performance report.
Section 42-64-29. - Inventory of development sites.
Section 42-64-30. - Inconsistent provisions.
Section 42-64-31. - Other statutes.
Section 42-64-31.1. - Rules and regulations.
Section 42-64-32. - Construction.
Section 42-64-33. - Severability.
Section 42-64-34. - Appointment of small business advocate.
Section 42-64-34.1. - Cooperation required.
Section 42-64-35. - Government contract procurement assistance.
Section 42-64-36. - Program accountability.
Section 42-64-37. - Loan and loan guarantee programs.
Section 42-64-38. - Audit of the corporation.
Section 42-64-39. - Business development center.
Section 42-64-40. - Court-approved settlements.
Section 42-64-41. - Report regarding small business lending.